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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
So California Democrat @adamschiff.com came to Canada to repair the hurt, build relations and talk us into buying California wines. His first stop? Flipping pancakes with Danielle Smith in her MAGA-powered campaign to break up our country. Go back to California Adam and keep your wines.
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Premier Danielle Smith will not be sharing the stage with Mark Carney or Jeromy Farkas at the big Calgary rally for Alberta to remain in Canada tonight. Instead, Smith will be across town tonight speaking at a $500-per ticket United Conservative Party fundraiser at the trendy Alvin’s Jazz Club.
daveberta.substack.com
Nenshi’s NDP delivers final pre-referendum pitch, party turns to GOTV ahead of October 19
4-days until Referendum Day in Alberta
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
What the pro-Canada Conservatives don't seem to understand is that this sort of care and feeding of false grievances is what sustains the separatist movement. They created it. They can choose to kill it. But they have to do the work. And throughout this campaign, not a single one has chosen to.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
C'mon, Keith. *How* did Norway turn its oil reserves into "extraordinary national wealth"? *Public ownership of oil companies *78 per cent profit tax on oil companies *25 per cent sales tax economy-wide so the oil revenues could be saved These are not serious people. #abpoli
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
43,500 Ukrainians in Alberta with non-permanent migrant status. They'd be affected by Danielle Smith's immigration questions. Doubt they're the explicit target of the proposed crackdown on services for temporary residents, but they represent about 1 in 7 of them. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
She fled Ukraine to safety in Alberta. Now, she’s worried about her place after the referendum | CBC News
Ukrainians in Alberta fear what the outcome of the immigration questions in the referendum could mean for their standing in the province they now call home.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Feds will subsidize a $100 billion pipeline after paying $34bil for the last one. But the PM signs on with Trump to fight subsidized EV technology. This has nothing to do with jobs. It is about blocking the expansion of cheap/accessible alternatives. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
theglobeandmail.com
Canada signs on to pledge to fight subsidized overproduction of EVs, batteries, and solar panels
More than a dozen G20 countries say their domestic industries are being harmed by excess factory capacity elsewhere
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Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
tired of Alberta, tbh
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.
theglobeandmail.com
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 05/10/2026
This shift among separatists coincides with their abandonment of all things Danielle Smith. They have something in common with federalists. Everyone should vote No to the Nine.
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Separtists would sell out Alberta to the Americans, @tylerdawson.bsky.social argues. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: Alberta’s separatists would sell us out to the Americans
New reporting by The Globe and Mail detail the influence of Republican-aligned interests on the referendum campaign
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ahem
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Make them crawl. This is now our American republic. We are the shithole nation.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province.” Modry and Rath, again. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Keller says that we need to stop "shooting ourselves in the foot". I agree. A great start would be if national newspaper columnists stopped trading in revisionist histories and lazy arguments and actually took the challenge -- and opportunity -- of a decarbonizing global economy more seriously.
static.klipy.com
Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch): Is That The Best?
ALT: Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch): Is That The Best?
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Nessie is a proud "Nasty" Canadian 🇨🇦❤️🍁 @nessieshops.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That ship has sailed! You were a giant asshole and we broke up, remember?!
static.klipy.com
Bye Bye Felicia
ALT: Bye Bye Felicia
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In which Conrad Black simultaneously a) surrenders in advance, and b) gives up the game behind US interference in Alberta's referendum. #cdnpoli
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Magic Man @magicman247.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every Canadian, especially every Albertan, needs to see this. Danielle Smith is a MAGA operative, not a loyal Canadian. Not even a loyal Albertan. This is bordering on treason. #cdnpoli #ableg
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This, all of this. ✊🏾👏🏾💥 Why aren't senior business leaders across AB industry sectors dropping these statistics on immigration & the absolute dependency that Alberta's workforce has on immigration? Why aren't all the business & political leaders who aren't Canadian-born standing up & speaking out?
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pye Dubois, the wild lyricist for Max Webster has passed away. Earlier this year keyboardist Terry Watkinson passed as did drummer Gary McCracken. It is really hard to describe how great this band was as a life act. Go to the angels Pye. youtu.be/aq8GoJUzvPs?...
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Max Webster - High Class In Borrowed Shoes
YouTube video by GordonYYZ
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Alberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 24/09/2026
On October 19th, send Danielle Smith a message. Vote NO to her nine costly questions nobody asked for. No to Danielle Smith. No to the Nine. #ableg #abpoli #alberta #abreferendum
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Cat 🍁🇨🇦✊🏼 @kitkatnorthof60.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s time folks. You have until tomorrow to order your ballot. Make a plan and vote OPTION 1 REMAIN IN CANADA NO TO THE NINE
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Simon Listens @simonorrell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And DO vote by mail … in person is going to be painful. Save yourself the hassle … vote without getting in line!!!!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump trying to dismantle the International Criminal Court, so the US can't be tried for war crimes, is like a serial killer lobbying for the repeal of the criminalization of homicide. It also mean Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are *definitely* committing war crimes.
ms.now
How Rubio’s trying to keep the U.S. from being investigated for war crimes
When he was a senator, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on the International Criminal Court to investigate Russia for war crimes while invading Ukraine. Now he wants the court “dismantled.”
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 21/09/2026
Smith, the UCP president, told us exactly what we already knew: the UCP is a separatist party, and the Premier isn’t fighting to save Canada. Instead, her government is spending $4 million in tax money to promote its other nine divisive referendum questions.
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Sarah Elmeligi @elmeligisarah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I value everyone who lives and works here. Period. If you do too, make your voice heard by voting NO to all 9 questions on October 19th and vote to STAY IN CANADA. (2/2)
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 23/09/2026
Canada's former ambassador to Israel pens article in National Post, claims without evidence there is a "direct link" between "Free Palestine" activists and the shooter in Belleville Then admits she she didn't read the multiple news reports identifying the shooter as a COVID-19 conspiracy theorist
Vivian Bercovici My latest: On the Belleville synagogue shooting in I*l. There is a direct link between the freedom given to the "Free Palestine" activists in I*l to incite hatred and violence targeting Jews...and what happened in Belleville. And this has become the new normal in i*l. Shooting up of Show more

@VivianBercovici • 1h

Vivian Bercovici: Belleville shooting is the inevitable result of unchecked Jew-h... From nationalpost.com 23 Derek Leebosh @Dleebosh • 1h The Belleville gunman was a far right military guy who blamed Jews for Covid 1 Vivian Bercovici Do we know that? Have u seen it published anywhere? Been precious little made public that l've seen. 3
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Temporary residents are often contributing to the economy and filling jobs no one else wants but now a "discrimination fee" is what Danielle Smith wants to pile on to people trying to live their lives www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Alberta premier floats charging temporary residents $1,900 to access public health care | CBC News
The figure comes as Albertans will vote in the Oct. 19 referendum on charging certain non-permanent residents a "reasonable fee or premium" for access to Alberta's health care and education systems.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“To say to workers that you cannot go on strike if you’re going to have an economic impact is to say to workers that you cannot go on strike,” this lawyer says.
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Breaking: The United States has reached a security agreement with Denmark over Greenland that consists of exactly what the situation has been for the last eight decades and not a thing more
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 19/09/2026
Jeeeeezus. Fucking evil traitor.
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1/7 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT COMING TO SAVE CANADA 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Canadians hoping US regime change will end trade wars face a harsh reality. A polite tone will not dismantle entrenched protectionism. Source: The Globe and Mail #WorldPolitics #CdnPoli #USPol #USMCA #Trade
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
orlandosentinel.com
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ban Viagra first, Josh. Because we know you can't get it up for a woman without it.
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Simon Listens @simonorrell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#zverev unintentionally delivers the greatest slow roll in all of sports #usopen
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Defence Scheme Enjoyer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇸 @maxp94.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Someone put together a good primer on the Alberta referendum questions that is translated into 11 languages. If you live in Alberta and know anyone who might benefit from this let them know! abreferendum.dignityforum.org#questions
abreferendum.dignityforum.org
The 2026 Alberta Referendum: the facts about all 10 questions — Dignity Forum
Alberta’s 2026 referendum asks voters whether temporary residents should face higher costs — or reduced access — for healthcare and education systems. Explore the facts before you vote on October 19.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Jimmy Carter lost because underhanded Ronald Reagan told Iran that if they held the American hostages until after the presidential election (to make Carter look bad) Reagan would secretly sell arms to Iran. Reagan then used the money from Iran to illegally fund the Contras, a Nicaraguan rebel group.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
These snivelling cowards. Canadians will not forget that America treated Putin's Russia like its best friend and us like an enemy. Ever.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"In promoting these 5 questions,Smith wants us to reject our proudest traditions and values, including hospitality and welcome for everyone.Turn up and say No to the 9 and Yes to Canada. Reject the questions designed to divide us; defend AB values that bring us together as part of a stronger Canada"
edmontonjournal.com
Opinion: Referendum questions are meant to divide Albertans
Reject the questions designed to divide us; defend Alberta values that bring us together as part of a stronger Canada.
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Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Apple 1997 – Think different Apple 2026 – Think compliant
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I was one of 11 speakers at the launch of Public Interest Alberta campaign against the referendum questions: No to the Nine and Remain in Canada. calgarysun.com/news/politic...
calgarysun.com
Public Interest Alberta launches campaign against separation, says 'no to the nine'
Public Interest Alberta is launching a campaign to vote to remain in Canada, as well as say 'no' to the remaining nine referendum questions.
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Alberta Referendum Countdown @count2abreferendum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Only 5️⃣0️⃣ days left in the Alberta Referendum. Remember to be informed and vote on ALL the questions. Keep Alberta Canadian🇨🇦. Vote to REMAIN 🇨🇦 and NO🙅 to the other NINE questions. 📣Make your voice heard. VOTE & tell everyone about the importance of VOTING.🗳️ #ABpoli #ABleg #NoToTheNine
knowthenine.ca
Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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Chris @skipischris.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I can be fiercely Albertan and proudly Canadian. 🍁 Alberta stays in Canada. So... OPTION 1. And NO to the nine. Full version, with the official wording and Orders in Council is on Substack. DM for a link. Thanks for your time. #ableg #abpoli 31/31
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Stephen Carter @carterab.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I've never understood the argument that separating from Canada would make Alberta more independent. Especially now. With the United States openly using its economic power against Canada, leaving Canada would make Alberta more dependent on the Americans, not less. Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
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Shaun O 🇨🇦 @gohd21.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
knowthenine.ca
knowthenine.ca
Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
Use Alberta's Voice's interactive ballot guide to review all 10 referendum ballots before you vote.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ban illegal harms, not young Canadians! 🇨🇦 #BillC34 should be amended to hold platforms accountable, protect privacy and free expression, and keep young people connected. Tell your MP to fix the bill: openmedia.org/BillC34-bsky
openmedia.org
Fix Bill C-34: No Ban. No Surveillance!
Ban illegal harms, not young Canadians! 🇨🇦 #BillC34 should be amended to hold platforms accountable, protect privacy and free expression, and keep young people connected. Tell your MP to fix the bill:...
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Stephen Carter @carterab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
SIGN UPDATE! 1. Large signs are going up in rural Alberta. If you would like to help set some up, let us know via info@albertasvoice.ca. 2. Lawn signs will be available throughout Southern Alberta in the next week. Details to follow. Stay in Canada. No to the Nine.
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Heather 🍁 @hganshorn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"While the UCP government has taken a firm position in support of data centres, the Alberta NDP has committed to a “listening tour” to determine what its position should be." - on brand for the party known as No Defined Position
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"Pathways is a non-binding pledge that enables expanded oil production, higher greenhouse gas emissions and billions in public subsidies for pipelines and carbon-capture infrastructure — This is not climate policy; it is greenwashing dressed up as national strategy."
nationalobserver.com
Pathways is a costly climate fiction — and Canadians are paying for it
The 2025 Alberta–Carney agreement explicitly links pipeline construction to the Pathways project. Despite record profits — $37 billion for oilsands producers in 2023 — Canadians are being asked to fin...
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